God does not use the most impressive vessels but the most surrendered

Good morning Beloved

I found this on a Facebook page I follow - KINGDOM GENERALS and thought I would share with you:

THE HUMILITY THAT GUARDED THE FIRE: WILLIAM J. SEYMOUR AFTER THE OUTPOURING

When revival broke out at the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles in 1906, crowds flooded the small building daily. People traveled from across America and even overseas to witness what God was doing.

But one of the greatest miracles of the revival was not the tongues, not the healings, not even the global impact.

It was the humility of the man leading it.

William Seymour rarely stood in the spotlight. Witnesses recorded that he often sat behind a simple wooden crate used as a pulpit, sometimes with his head bowed inside it, praying while others testified. He did not try to control the meetings. He allowed space for the Holy Spirit to move.

There were no advertisements. No famous guest speakers. No personality-driven platform.

The focus was always: “Jesus, and Him glorified.”

As the crowds grew, so did criticism. Newspapers mocked the meetings. Former allies questioned Seymour’s leadership. Even some early Pentecostal leaders who once supported him began to distance themselves.

One of them was Charles Fox Parham, who visited Azusa but later criticized aspects of the revival. Division tried to creep in.

Yet Seymour refused to fight publicly.

He chose prayer over argument. He chose humility over defense. He chose unity over ego.

Over time, internal conflicts and outside pressure caused the revival’s visible intensity to diminish. By 1909, the crowds were smaller. The headlines had faded.

But the fire had already spread.

Missionaries who received the experience at Azusa carried it to Africa, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Entire denominations would later trace their roots back to that modest mission.

Seymour himself never became wealthy. He never built a megachurch. He died in relative obscurity in 1922.

Yet today, hundreds of millions of Pentecostal and charismatic believers around the world can trace spiritual lineage back to that humble stable on Azusa Street.

The lesson of his life is profound:

God does not look for the most impressive vessel—He looks for the most surrendered one.

Let us pray

Father,

Deliver us from the hunger for fame.

Make us faithful stewards of Your presence.

Teach us to guard revival with humility.

Let our generation seek Your glory—not our own.

And may the fire we carry outlive our names.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Credit: KINGDOM GENERALS

Dear friends may the fire we carry influence many and so carry on even after we have gone. May we be remembered for Christ in ages to come

Walk good in Christ

Till we meet again

Pastor J